Black Mountain College

Generation to Generation Ever wonder what the kids will be like of the next generation to come? So many things change drastically from just the timespan of one generation to the next. A few examples of these differences are social life, communication, entertainment, and education. In some cases, the changes are drastically different. During an interview with Amy Vermilion, born in 1974 and graduated in 1992, she explains and gives readers an insight on just a few aspects of these alterations.…

that these contrasts can stand out. Even though I wasn’t that different from them, they thought I was important and special. My favorite experience in Tanzania was visiting a school named Lutangilo Secondary School. The school was on the top of a mountain so it was magnificent, but we were stuck in a tiny car for over four hours and it was an atrocious road. It was bumpy, twisty, and hilly. Driving on the road was almost like a roller coaster except it was worse. It was also steamy and humid…

information accurately. Another thing that Dr. Leyba mentioned was that “sometimes a student may not say what they mean”, implicating that the student may have gone off topic, or was not concise with their findings. As I progress through the many years of college ahead of me, I realize I have to think, with each word I write I must make perfect sense to my audience, so that they can understand and be able to reiterate whatever I…

and started to explain to the person why he wasn 't going to graduate. To begin with, the person didn’t know what he was talking about until he asked him and started talking to him. He explained that he didn 't want to finish high school nor go to college because he didn 't have anyone to make them happy or feel that he accomplished something for someone. This made many people realize that there are students that don’t have the support of anyone to keep them motivated into succeeding. The…

Going to college is a big decision for a person to make. Determining whether or not it’s a smart choice for you is even harder. There are many factors to take into considering when deciding if college is a smart choice for you, one of those being the cost and how you are going to pay for it. Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill wrote the article, “Should everyone go to college?” which explained in detail the fields of study have a bigger return on investment (ROI) and how unless you were in one of…

thinking about what I wanted to be in life and what college I would end up at. Although it crossed my mind I didn’t put much thought into it. Little did I know that time was going to fly by. Next thing you know I began to receive acceptance letters as well as rejection letters from colleges I had applied to. Out of nine colleges I applied to I was debating between four: UC Riverside, Fresno State, San Francisco State University and West Hills Community College. Thinking about where I wanted to…

Music is everywhere: on the radio, in cell phones, on the television. There is no need to wonder why educators impress its importance and express the need for its presence in schools. That being said, a fine line exists between the desire for such education and its necessity. While many people believe music education should be a fundamental aspect of students’ lives, I question the extent to which this should be the case. Specifically, I do not believe that music education should be a part of…

Career Plans Many kids have no idea what they are going to do after they graduate high school, whether itś choosing and going to college, starting in some sort of program, or simply getting a job in the real world. For me, my plans are set. Graduating and attending a four year university is in my sights as well as attending a medical school. Most students in high school do not know exactly what they want to do as a career, and for me, I have two that I can see myself doing. Becoming an…

would sign up for a college mailing list. Then, would get college mailings in the mail.” If a student were interested in one of the schools, they would then call and set up a college visit. To apply for college they would fill out an application on a piece of paper and then send it in. After sending in the application, a person would then have to wait for an acceptance letter to come in the mail. Unlike today, where there is acceptance emails and not just letters. Today, colleges still send out…

low-income neighborhoods using my leadership philosophy. This past spring break, I had the opportunity to be a co-outreach for the Santa Ana outreach team. As co-outreach, I was responsible for calling schools in the area to schedule college presentations, creating college presentations catered to the specific needs of the students, and train current CAL students to give these presentations. This type of work is so essential to our community’s survival; as a result, I made it a goal of mine to…